For a notebook (which usually will be often in different networking environments), you might want to set up NetworkManager in combination with nm-applet (which I very much like). Wicd also has a good reputation. wpa_supplicant is ok, but not very handy._________________lxg.de – codebits and tech talk

For a notebook (which usually will be often in different networking environments), you might want to set up NetworkManager in combination with nm-applet (which I very much like). Wicd also has a good reputation. wpa_supplicant is ok, but not very handy.

I can load the module, it shows up in modprobe.

Wlan0 also shows up in the output of iwconfig -a.

I will try the networkmanager nmapplet combo and report back. Thanks for the response!

Ok, good luck. Btw, don't be scared by the 0.7.2 vs. 0.8 warning at the top of that Wiki page. I installed NM 0.7.2 from that tutorial and recently updated to 0.8 without problems, so I reckon that you can just as well use that page for 0.8._________________lxg.de – codebits and tech talk

I don't think that this is caused by NM. I rather think that this is a driver issue.

Looking at your lspci output, I see your card is identified with Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01). Searching for this string in the Gentoo Wiki page you posted, I see four entries, all of which indicate that b43 is not the right thing for you, and you should try to go for broadcom-sta.

By the way, I recently set up a Latitude, which also has a Broadcom 43xx chip (don't have the machine available right now, so can't be more specific, sorry), and it works very well with broadcom-sta.

Could you post the PCI ID of your device?_________________lxg.de – codebits and tech talk

look at the stuff in the brackets. I have a Broadcom 4311 WiFi controller. The guides are a bit confusing. Just install driver, firmware and wpa_supplicant. Works fine.

@lxg, I've noticed people recommending broadcom-sta, does it have any advantage over the old method? I never had problems._________________Ask a question once and there's a risk of being called an idiot, never ask it ever and there's a risk of being an idiot forever